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1895 Map of Pulaski

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Pulaski
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The eastern shore of Lake Ontario defines the geography of this late 19th-century New York landscape, dominated by the intricate network of the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. and its various branches. The village of Pulaski serves as a central hub along the Salmon River, while the shoreline is dotted with critical maritime features including a Life Saving Station and the coastal settlements of Selkirk and Port Ontario.

Inland, the map reveals a dense pattern of established agricultural and rail communities such as Pierrepont Manor, Mannsville, and Richland. The numerous water bodies, from North Pond to South Pond, are fed by several creeks including Lindsey Creek and Deer Creek, indicating the region's reliance on these natural drainage systems for both power and transport. This 1893 survey captures the era when the Syracuse and Rome branches of the railway were the primary arteries connecting the Jefferson and Oswego County borderlands.